LNG

Argentine Energy Minister Juan Jose Aranguren said the LNG importing nation planned to launch its first offshore licensing round in almost three decades in mid-2018 in the hope of developing fields off its Atlantic coast like those in neighbouring Brazil and to complement its growing efforts in producing energy from onshore shale plays.

Argentina plans to auction offshore oil and gas exploration rights in 2018 in the hope of developing fields off its Atlantic coast like those in neighbouring Brazil and to complement its efforts in onshore shale plays for energy production to offset imports such as LNG.